Component retention in principal component analysis with application to cDNA microarray data

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Shannon entropy is used to provide an estimate of the number of interpretable components in a principal component analysis. In addition, several ad hoc stopping rules for dimension determination are reviewed and a modification of the broken stick model is present...

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Main Authors: Goriely Alain, Cangelosi Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-01-01
Series:Biology Direct
Online Access:http://www.biology-direct.com/content/2/1/2